Galina Konstantinovna Smirnova

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Galina Konstantinovna Smirnova (20 January 1910 - 1980) [1] [2] was a Russian composer, [3] [4] musicologist, and radio music editor [5] who used folk songs in her compositions [6] and composed at least one film score. [7]

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Smirnova was born in Moscow. She studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Vissarion Shebalin from 1932 to 1940. Few details are available about her work as a musicologist and radio  editor. Her music was published by Sovetskii Kompozitor [8] and was recorded commercially by Albany Records U.S. [9] Her compositions include:

Chamber

Film

Orchestra

Vocal

References

  1. 1 2 Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-0-313-26019-3.
  2. ↑ "Galina Konstantinova Smirnova (composer)". Presto Music. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.
  4. ↑ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN   0-8161-8498-4. OCLC   6815939.
  5. ↑ Biographischer Index Rußlands und der Sowjetunion (in Russian). Walter de Gruyter. 2011-10-31. ISBN   978-3-11-093336-9.
  6. ↑ Division, New York Public Library Music (1981). Bibliographic Guide to Music. G. K. Hall. ISBN   978-0-8161-6961-0.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN   978-0-9617485-1-7.
  8. 1 2 Smirnova, Galina Konstantinovna (1967). Pomni sorok pervyǐ. [Moskva]: S[ovetskiĭ K[ompozitor]. OL   18395311M.
  9. ↑ Smirnova, Galina Konstantinovna. "Chandos Records" (PDF). Chandos Records. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
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